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1 Samuel 4:5-7

5Whenוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068enteredכְּב֨וֹא אֶל־ke.Vo' 'el-H935 H413the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,allכָל־khol-H3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478raisedגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419such a greatתְּרוּעָ֣הte.ru.'AhH8643shoutוַיָּרִ֥עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321that the groundהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shookוַתֵּהֹ֖םva.te.HomH1949.

6On hearingוַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085the noiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of the shoutהַתְּרוּעָ֔הha.te.ru.'AhH8643,the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430אֶת־'et-H853askedוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “What isמֶ֠ה ק֣וֹלmeh KolH4100 H6963thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063loudהַגְּדוֹלָ֛הha.ge.do.LahH1419shoutingהַתְּרוּעָ֧הha.te.ru.'AhH8643in the campבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Hebrewsהָעִבְרִ֑יםha.'iv.RimH5680?”And when they realizedוַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּvai.Ye.de.'UH3045thatכִּ֚יkiH3588the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had enteredבָּ֖א אֶל־ba' 'el-H935 H413the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264,

7the Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430were afraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH3372כִּ֣יkiH3588. “The godsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430have enteredבָּ֥א אֶל־ba' 'el-H935 H413their campאָמְר֔וּ הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה'a.me.Ru ha.ma.cha.NehH4264 H559!”they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559. “Woeא֣וֹי'oH188to us,forכִּ֣יkiH3588nothingלֹ֥אlo'H3808like thisכָּזֹ֖אתka.ZotH2063has happenedהָיְתָ֛הha.ye.TahH1961beforeאֶתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃'et.Mol shil.ShomH865 H8032.

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